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Read the quick list at How It Works for an overview of why and how you can design your own afterlife.

Think about what you believe your afterlife will be like — and if it's not what you want, think about what you want your afterlife to be like — and believe that.

Do enough investigation and thinking and imagining and soul-searching to design an afterlife that you can really get behind, one that feels right to you. You are dreaming it up. Make it a place you can imagine entering in a dream, a place you can imagine your dream body being happy to live.

If you're excited by the idea of your afterlife being a spiritual quest, a quest for truth and exploration of consciousness, maybe you have, or can get, some ideas about how that can play out. Expect what you want.

Improve your dreams. Spend the last few minutes before sleep in a positive frame of mind, feeling gratitude, imagining what you would love to have in your life, asking questions you'd love to have answers to, sending love to people — praying, in a way. Maybe imagine beautiful scenes, maybe listen to music you love. This small bit of preparation will help you make a good entrance into your dreamworld and is good practice for a happy afterlife.

For more influence, learn to lucid dream.

“Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov speaks eloquently on the importance of entering the subconscious mind with a purity of spirit because each night we die — and if we don't know how to prepare for our nightly death, we will be unprepared for our true departure to the other world.” — Wayne Dyer

Don't be afraid of the afterlife. Don't feel guilty about anything. Don't worry. Be your own best friend, and put your mind and your consciousness in the best place for you. You're in charge. Expect the best. Enjoy your adventure.